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This site will help you to know more about The Hoppies. This cartoon series is for preschool children, with a non violent content. Our goal is to introduce the Hoppies to the World soon.

So, somewhere in the very center of the World there is a quiet, serine valley, the Hoppies live and work there. Hoppiland is a multicultural town you can find Hoppies with all different nationalities. While everyone is busily running about, the Hoppies making sure that after the busy days there are holidays for everyone. Birthdays, Christmas, carnivals, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Hanukkah and of course the Year of New Moon - every day there is a holiday somewhere in the World.

So, in every episode The Hoppies are helping to celebrate one holiday. One episode - one holiday. A 13 or 26 series is dealing with holidays from January to December in chronological order.

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Hoppies and the Magic Wand

The train of birthday wishes got stuck and only with Granpa’s Magic Wand could help. Top Hoppi and his brave team go to find the Magic Wand. They got lucky to find it deep in the cave.

Episode 2 - The Wishing Train (Birthdays)

When it is your birthday you can wish for anything you want! But according the beliefs, You can’t spell it out loud. You are allowed only to think very hard about it while You take a huge breath and blow the candles out on the birthday cake.

Episode 3 - A Mysterious letter (Valentine Day, February)

Valentine's day is a lover's celebration all over the World. This day everybody writes a letter to a loved one. The couples surprise each other with lovely presents. Just like in Hoppiland.

Episode 4 - The Year of the Monkey (Chinese’s New year of the Moon in January)

The Chinese names the years after the animals. And they celebrate the new year in a different times than their European, American, African or Australian friends. The new year there always celebrated at the New-moon period, according their beliefs whatever happens that time has an effect in the entire year.

Episode 5 - Who is behind the mask and disguise? (Carnival, February)

February is carnival time in Brasil, and they’re playing music, joyfully jumping around in the parades and dancing Samba. The Italians are hiding behind glittering masks so nobody can recognize them. The Hungarians wear Buso - mask to scare the winter away!

Episode 6 - The mystery of the green-water lake (Saint Patrick day, March)

Saint Patrick day is a holiday for the Irish, but more and more people celebrate it allover the World with dancing and delightful parades. The Irish custom is that everybody dresses in green clothing, some even color the lakes or rivers green on this day.

Episode 7 - The sprinkled sprinklers (Easter, April)

The last Sunday in May is Children’s day. The families spending this joyful day in the city or the amusement parks. Spun sugar candy, ice-cream and balloons highlight the day.

Episode 8 - Who is the merriest in the Amusement Park? (Children's Day, May)

The last Sunday in May is Children’s day. The families spending this joyful day in the city or the amusement parks. Spun sugar candy, ice-cream and balloons highlight the day.

Episode 9 - The day of remembrance (All Souls’ day, November)

On this day we remember our loved ones who can’t be with us anymore. The people are going to the cemeteries to light candles for the departed. In Europe they do it mostly quietly, in Mexico they do it with celebration, picnics with music, a dance they remember the dead.

Episode 10 - Who is afraid the ghosts? (Halloween, November)

Halloween is an Anglo-Saxon holiday, but it conquered the whole World. On this night the people are dressed as vampire, witch, or zombie to scare each other. Children are going door to door and get candies from the grown ups.

Episode 11 - Turkey-race or Turkey time! (Thanksgiving, November-December)

Since the time of the original settlers of America, this is one of the most important celebrations. On this day everybody stays with their family and closed friends cherishing their turkey dinner and maybe watching a baseball game.

Episode 12 - So when we have Hanukkah? (Hanukkah, December)

Hanukkah is the most important Jewish holiday, celebration of light. From the first day on the families do light another candle on the nine-arm Hanukkah candle-holder. On the last day the children receive a present.

Episode 13 - Christmas (December)

Christmas represents love and reinforcing the family relations, feeling of togetherness. The families are dress up a Christmas tree with colorful lights, and other decorations. Even if the Christmas customs are somewhat different from country to country the ideal and the meanings are the same, spending times with our loved ones.

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Characters

Topi

Topi is one of the protagonists in the series. He's constantly happy, and he always knows what to do, even in the most impossible situations. He loves every holiday, but perhaps birthdays are his favorites, because every day there is a few of those. His grandpa, the Magician gave him the old magic wand of the Hoppies that always gets him out of trouble.

Doki

Topi's best friend is the smartest Hoppi in the village. He knows everything about holidays, and he likes to share his knowledge with others. Sometimes his endless lectures can be tiresome, but his inventions are very funny! For example, he invented the birthday wish-delivery machine and the Easter sprinkle machine. His favorite holidays are the ones with mysterious old traditions, because he gets a chance to explain their origin.

Morci

He always grunts and growls and heckles others, he was even named after his frumpish behavior. He's never happy with anything, and he makes snappy remarks. He doesn't have a favorite holiday, he only knows which one he hates the most: Valentine's Day. Still, beneath his grim appearance there is a feeling heart – he loves his friends very much and he's a little bit in love with Süti. But hush! That's a secret!

Süti

The rotund Hoppi girl is the exact opposite of Morci. She's kind to everyone, and she never stops smiling. She bakes the tastiest gingerbread at Christmas, the most beautiful turkey on Thanksgiving Day, and her birthday cakes are real works of art. Her favorite holiday is Christmas, because every Hoppi celebrates it together, in love, and even Morci's sour face lights up a bit.

Pötyi

The tiniest Hoppi is quick, naughty and coltish. He always wants to play, and he often causes a ruckus. The older Hoppies try to keep an eye on him, which is not an easy task in the case of such a swift little Hoppi! His favorite holiday is Children's Day, because he gets to ride the roller coaster and the merry-go-round, and he can eat ice cream all day. And do mischief, of course!

Big Hoppi

He is a very serious, responsible Hoppi. In Hoppiland, he controls the arriving and departing trains, organizes the carnivals, oversees the gift wrapping and shipping – in short: he's a real busy bee! He's an important Hoppi, and he's aware of it, so sometimes he makes too much fuss.

Hop Hoppi

This small-built Hoppi guards and operates the Amusement Park. He lives under the scenic railway, and he controls everything from there: the swing boat, the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster and the rest. His favorite holiday is Children's Day, because on that day every Hoppi comes to the Amusement Park. His biggest dream is that someone will stand in for him one day, so that he can play with the others.

Chin and Chen

These Chinese Hoppi girls are twin sisters: they are like two peas in a pod. They have beautiful, almond-shaped eyes, and they make the best fortune cookies in Hoppiland. They have a big family in China; they keep in touch with them through Skype. Their favorite holiday is the Lunar New Year; they prepare for it every year.